diff --git a/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn.mk b/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn.mk
index 3a5c693e2f..ae4ca9d9f2 100644
--- a/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn.mk
+++ b/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_DBG) \
                                $(LIBSAIMETADATA_DBG) \
                                $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
+
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += monit_syncd:/etc/monit/conf.d
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm.mk b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm.mk
index d3a6d67c5c..71a834ab67 100644
--- a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm.mk
+++ b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIMETADATA_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
+
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /var/run/docker-syncd:/var/run/sswsyncd
 
diff --git a/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec.mk b/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec.mk
index 9d512b12b4..ada63a218d 100644
--- a/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec.mk
+++ b/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_CENTEC)_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_DBG) \
                                   $(LIBSAIMETADATA_DBG) \
                                   $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
 
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_CENTEC)_RUN_OPT += --privileged -t
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_CENTEC)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/machine.conf:/etc/machine.conf
diff --git a/platform/innovium/docker-syncd-invm.mk b/platform/innovium/docker-syncd-invm.mk
index 3ba35c5edb..52c11b9091 100755
--- a/platform/innovium/docker-syncd-invm.mk
+++ b/platform/innovium/docker-syncd-invm.mk
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIMETADATA_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
+
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
diff --git a/platform/marvell-arm64/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk b/platform/marvell-arm64/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
index 841e3b4b16..dd01caab68 100644
--- a/platform/marvell-arm64/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
+++ b/platform/marvell-arm64/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIMETADATA_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
+
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += monit_syncd:/etc/monit/conf.d
diff --git a/platform/marvell-armhf/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk b/platform/marvell-armhf/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
index 841e3b4b16..dd01caab68 100644
--- a/platform/marvell-armhf/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
+++ b/platform/marvell-armhf/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIMETADATA_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
+
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += monit_syncd:/etc/monit/conf.d
diff --git a/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk b/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
index 97b7eab198..d6d7d032b8 100644
--- a/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
+++ b/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIMETADATA_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
+
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /var/run/docker-syncd:/var/run/sswsyncd
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += monit_syncd:/etc/monit/conf.d
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx.mk b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx.mk
index 9bdc5a8ad8..c89d8dbc4d 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx.mk
+++ b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx.mk
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ ifeq ($(SDK_FROM_SRC), y)
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(MLNX_SDK_DBG_DEBS) $(MLNX_SAI_DBGSYM)
 endif
 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
+
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_BASE_IMAGE_FILES += monit_syncd:/etc/monit/conf.d
diff --git a/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos.mk b/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos.mk
index 67bad25287..146523ec1c 100644
--- a/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos.mk
+++ b/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(SYNCD_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIMETADATA_DBG) \
                                 $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG)
                                 
+SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
+SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
+
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/warmboot:/var/warmboot
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /var/run/docker-syncd:/var/run/sswsyncd
 
diff --git a/platform/template/docker-syncd-base.mk b/platform/template/docker-syncd-base.mk
index d0407beee8..d95d7a1419 100644
--- a/platform/template/docker-syncd-base.mk
+++ b/platform/template/docker-syncd-base.mk
@@ -9,25 +9,30 @@ $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/docker-syncd-$(DOCKER_SYNCD_PLATFOR
 
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_FILES += $(SUPERVISOR_PROC_EXIT_LISTENER_SCRIPT)
 
+ifeq ($(BLDENV),stretch)
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_STRETCH)
 
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_STRETCH)_DBG_DEPENDS)
 
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_STRETCH)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)
+else
+$(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BUSTER)
+
+$(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_DEPENDS += $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BUSTER)_DBG_DEPENDS)
+
+$(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BUSTER)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)
+endif
 
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
-SONIC_STRETCH_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
 ifneq ($(ENABLE_SYNCD_RPC),y)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)
 endif
 
 SONIC_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
-SONIC_STRETCH_DBG_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
 ifneq ($(ENABLE_SYNCD_RPC),y)
 SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE_DBG)
 endif
 
-
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_CONTAINER_NAME = syncd
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += --privileged -t
 $(DOCKER_SYNCD_BASE)_RUN_OPT += -v /host/machine.conf:/etc/machine.conf
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-syncd-vs/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/vs/docker-syncd-vs/Dockerfile.j2
index 25d82499ed..fea26b2f10 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-syncd-vs/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-syncd-vs/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM docker-config-engine-stretch
+FROM docker-config-engine-buster
 
 ARG docker_container_name
 RUN [ -f /etc/rsyslog.conf ] && sed -ri "s/%syslogtag%/$docker_container_name#%syslogtag%/;" /etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 RUN apt-get update
 
-RUN apt-get install -f -y iproute2=4.20.0-2~bpo9+1 libcap2-bin=1:2.25-1
+RUN apt-get install -f -y iproute2=4.20.0-2 libcap2-bin=1:2.25-2
 
 COPY \
 {% for deb in docker_syncd_vs_debs.split(' ') -%}